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Demolish vs Cripple - What's the difference?

demolish | cripple | Related terms |

Demolish is a related term of cripple.


In figuratively|lang=en terms the difference between demolish and cripple

is that demolish is (figuratively) to utterly defeat while cripple is (figuratively) to damage seriously; to destroy.

As verbs the difference between demolish and cripple

is that demolish is to destroy; to destruct while cripple is to make someone a cripple; to cause someone to get a physical disability.

As an adjective cripple is

crippled.

As a noun cripple is

a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.

Cripple vs Scratch - What's the difference?

cripple | scratch | Related terms |

Cripple is a related term of scratch.


As adjectives the difference between cripple and scratch

is that cripple is crippled while scratch is for or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc work.

As nouns the difference between cripple and scratch

is that cripple is a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body while scratch is (lb) a disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.

As verbs the difference between cripple and scratch

is that cripple is to make someone a cripple; to cause someone to get a physical disability while scratch is to rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.

Cripple vs Mutilate - What's the difference?

cripple | mutilate | Related terms |

Cripple is a related term of mutilate.


In figuratively|lang=en terms the difference between cripple and mutilate

is that cripple is (figuratively) to damage seriously; to destroy while mutilate is (figuratively) to render imperfect or defective.

As adjectives the difference between cripple and mutilate

is that cripple is crippled while mutilate is (obsolete) deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated.

As verbs the difference between cripple and mutilate

is that cripple is to make someone a cripple; to cause someone to get a physical disability while mutilate is to physically harm as to impair use, notably by cutting off or otherwise disabling a vital part, such as a limb.

As a noun cripple

is a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.

Cripple vs Mark - What's the difference?

cripple | mark | Related terms |

Cripple is a related term of mark.


As nouns the difference between cripple and mark

is that cripple is a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body while mark is sign.

As an adjective cripple

is crippled.

As a verb cripple

is to make someone a cripple; to cause someone to get a physical disability.

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Cripple vs Bruise - What's the difference?

cripple | bruise | Related terms |

Cripple is a related term of bruise.


As nouns the difference between cripple and bruise

is that cripple is a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body while bruise is (medicine) a purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.

As verbs the difference between cripple and bruise

is that cripple is to make someone a cripple; to cause someone to get a physical disability while bruise is to strike (a person), originally with something flat or heavy, but now specifically in such a way as to discolour the skin without breaking it.

As an adjective cripple

is crippled.

Cripple vs Permeated - What's the difference?

cripple | permeated |


As verbs the difference between cripple and permeated

is that cripple is to make someone a cripple; to cause someone to get a physical disability while permeated is (permeate).

As an adjective cripple

is crippled.

As a noun cripple

is a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.

Cripple vs Thwart - What's the difference?

cripple | thwart | Related terms |

Cripple is a related term of thwart.


As adjectives the difference between cripple and thwart

is that cripple is crippled while thwart is situated or placed across something else; transverse; oblique.

As nouns the difference between cripple and thwart

is that cripple is a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body while thwart is (nautical) a brace, perpendicular to the keel, that helps maintain the beam (breadth) of a marine vessel against external water pressure and that may serve to support the rail.

As verbs the difference between cripple and thwart

is that cripple is to make someone a cripple; to cause someone to get a physical disability while thwart is to prevent; to halt; to cause to fail; to foil; to frustrate.

As an adverb thwart is

obliquely; transversely; athwart.

Wreck vs Cripple - What's the difference?

wreck | cripple | Related terms |

Wreck is a related term of cripple.


As nouns the difference between wreck and cripple

is that wreck is something or someone that has been ruined while cripple is a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.

As verbs the difference between wreck and cripple

is that wreck is to destroy violently; to cause severe damage to something, to a point where it no longer works, or is useless while cripple is to make someone a cripple; to cause someone to get a physical disability.

As an adjective cripple is

crippled.

Kill vs Cripple - What's the difference?

kill | cripple | Related terms |

Kill is a related term of cripple.


In figuratively|lang=en terms the difference between kill and cripple

is that kill is (figuratively) to produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in while cripple is (figuratively) to damage seriously; to destroy.

As verbs the difference between kill and cripple

is that kill is to put to death; to extinguish the life of while cripple is to make someone a cripple; to cause someone to get a physical disability.

As nouns the difference between kill and cripple

is that kill is the act of killing or kill can be a creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea or kill can be a kiln while cripple is a person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body.

As an adjective cripple is

crippled.

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